Lashing device for lifeboats



P. W. SIEURIN.

LASHING DEVICE FOR LIFEBOATS.

APPLICATIONFILED APn.24. 1919.

Patented Mar. 16, 1920.

ism. waists-smears, or ea easaa ments in Lashing Devices forLifeboats, of

considerably improved.

which the following, isa specification.

The present invention relates to afdevice by means of which lifeboats swung out from a ships side are held securely lashed to ordinaryf swinging davits, whereby the life saving arrangements on board the vessel are With the hitherto I known devices many difficulties and drawbacks arise owing to. the complicated 'arrangements for keepmg the boats in the r davlts 1n a steady posltion wh le the shlp is ,moving in a highsea. The said drawbacks are obviated by the present invention, where 1 by considerableadvantages are attained;

f The invention is illustrated in the accom- 3 panying drawing inwhich Figure 1 is a side elevational view, and Fig. 2a plan view thereof.

' and 3 a lifeboat which by means of tackle is suspended" from them. From .one' .of the davits, for example 1, projects a fixed arm 4, provided with a blockr5,fwhile the" other.

' blocks 5 and 6, andby-means of a common fitting 13 on the inner gunwale ofthe. lifedavit 2 ata suitable height overithe deckris' furnished with a block 6. Nearthe foot of the .davit 2 there are two guide. blocks 7 and v 58 for each of two flexible lines'9 and 100i steel or other suitable materiahwhich lines,-

asindicated in the drawing run through the boat are joined to. a line 11 led over an d underthe lifeboat 3 which line afterward passes through a fitting 12 near-the edgeof the deck,-from which it is attached to some easily accessible place ofattachmentQ The lines 9'and10.passeach'to their line drum, which bya suitable'gearing device isable with great force-to draw the respective'linesj I taut. Thefitting 13 is so connected with the inner gunwale of the lifeboat 3'that it is pref ventedfrom being detached from the boatin any h y than y b ingliftedout 0-13 its position. l V

With a device'in above description the following advantages 7 are attained: If the line 11 is secured '-:on

board and the lines 9 and 10 are drawn taut accordance with the the boat is prevented inlanfabsolutely etiective way from moving in any directiombesideswhich the davitsthemselves are perfectly steady, because "the line .9 passes through the block 5 on the arm 4 from the davit;1. j r s 2 .Whenjthe lifeboat is hoisted to its highest positionlfwhile the davit'sand'the lines 9, 10

and 11' aredrawn taut, all need, of-further lashings, as well as of ordinary lashing booms is done away with; ith the above described device it is also 'possibleeasily and rapidly to eflect theswinging-out of the lifeboat fromv its in boa'rd position, which isof great importance when the vessel has a list.

Claims l. A lashing device for life boats, come prising a pair of davits,an, arm projecting from one .davit, 'a line guide carried at the outer end of said arm, a lineguide carried *bythe other davit, aline passing over and under the life boat, and a second line adapted .to be drawn taut connected to the first men- .7 I l 7 tione'd lineand passingoversaid lineguides. 1 and 2 designate two. ordinary ,davits 2.1L lashing device for life boats, com-.

prising a'pairrof'davits secured to the ships deck, an arm projecting from on'e of the davits-near the foot thereof, a line guide. carried atthe outer end of said arm, a line guide carried by the other davit in a higher plane f than the first named line guide, a 'line 7, adapted to be drawn taut over said line;

guides-, -and a' second line passing over andv 7 under the lifeboatand towhich the first named line is connected. q I j 3.. A-lashing device 'for life boats, comunder the lifeboat, a second line adapted to I be I drawn tautflconnected .to; the first mentionedline and passingover said line guides,

and a pair of juxtaposed line guides between which'said second line passes.

4. A lashing devicefor life boats,- com pr sing a pair of davlts, an arm projectingfrom one dav1t,a lme gulde carried at the outer end-'ofsaid arm, a line guidecarried, by the1other-davit,"a, line passing over and I under said lifeboat, a second line adapted to be drawn taut and passing over said .line guides, and :means at the, inner gunwale of said life boat towhich both of saidlines are connected. 5. Alashing device for life boats, comprising a pair of davits, an arm projecting through which the free end of the line pass- 16 from one davit, a line guide carried at the ing about the life boat extends. outer end of said' arnna line guide carried In testimony whereof I have signed my by'the other davit, a line passing over and name to this specification in the presence of under said life boat, a secondline adapted to tWo subscribing Witnesses.

V be drawn taut and passing over saidiline PAUL WILHELM S IEUR IN.

guides means at the inner gunwal'e of said Witnesses: life boat to WhiOhbOth of said lines are con-; A, W, ENANDER; nected, and means beyond the life boat S. E. SMALLMAN. 

